Sunday, November 29, 2009

Sunday Afternoon Music Video: Christ, Be Our Light

Blessed First Sunday of Advent!

Such a consolation to light the wreath at Saturday night dinner, and to sing Advent hymns during bedtime prayer with my daugher Ladybug. I thought about posting some of those beloved classics, but ended up with one by Bernadette Farrell that may be new to many. I sang it, heart exultant and lighted candle in hand, at a powerful liturgy with a beloved community a little less than two months ago....And have turned to it again and again for hope as that community cracked and buckled and finally died. Like the old liturgical year, and the cracked and buckled and dead places in our world and our hearts, may all that was of God in it rest in peace and rise in glory with Christ our Morning Star.

Longing for light, we wait in darkness;Longing for truth, we turn to you;Make us your own, your holy people,Light for the world to see:

It's our closing hymn for all of Advent. LOVE it. Love the change in tonality and "feel" of the piece between the "this is now" verses and the "this is also now, and will continue to be" refrain. Great lyric.